Now that you mention it, I’ve never even seen a shadow of a cameraman where there ought not to have been one. Those guys really are pros. Too bad the “costume” department isn’t as brilliant – they really should give people dashikis or something, instead of buffs, because I am really getting tired of spending half of every episode cleaning my glasses because there is pixellation where I think there are smudges.
Agreed on all counts. They set up all those vases – why not keep the challenge going until all the vases are knocked out? There were other permutations of matchups they could have put out there – one-on-one, two-on-two, three-on-three, etc. Immunity challenges are kind of lame when they’re so quick like that. Especially when they’re challenges that require the players to dress like giant metal dorks being hazed by a robot fraternity. The more of that we get to see, the better.
The production values this season are higher than they’ve ever been. That three-story Tribal Council building was built by the “Survivor” crew. Also, did you notice the round bamboo tunnel at the Immunity Challenge, which wasn’t even part of the challenge? The challenges themselves seem more imaginative this year.
I think the challenges are more imaginative because they so much more to draw from for inspiration. After about the 4th time on a deserted island, you run out of ideas. But China? Enough there for a dozen seasons of challenges.
Dear Producers: Please cease all special effects on Survivor at once. And I do mean all.
So, did Erik just join the cast last night? Seriously, I don’t ever remember seeing him highlighted before.
Todd is hilarious. What did he say when Dave joined them-- Dave is just nuts. And Frosti is the guy who wrote “Crazy Dave” on the ballot. That was pretty funny. And Dave is still clueless in his final cameo-- if people don’t see how good he is, it’s their fault. Yeah, right. How can this guy be a bartender? I hope he doesn’t need tips to survive, because I don’t see him getting many.
And Jean-Robert speaking Mandarin… how random was that?
I do think it’s kind of awesome that so many of the challenges have been puzzle-based – even both of last night’s challenges were puzzles, of a sort, or at least problem-solving-based. Which is good because I think it makes it harder to eliminate the “immunity monster threats” right off the bat. Usually these kinds of challenges come up later in the game. Which kind of frightens me, because how will all these skinny minnies hold up under the strain of hours in the hot sun hanging onto a pole by their big toenails? Then again – those challenges won’t take 7 hours later, either. So.
I’m not hating Courtney as much as I did the first two weeks…but still: don’t yell at me? When you’re about to burn yourself? Uh, Courtney, darlin’, you might not want to touch that very hot thing inches from your body. Thank you.
I had heard about fishing with birds, but only in the context of “Chinese fishermen in The Old Days used cormorants to catch fish”. I had no idea the practice was still in use. Awesome.
I would never have noticed the bats on the Hidden Doodad if I wasn’t looking for them.
Yeah, that was one of those made-sense-in-her-own-head moments that we shouldn’t be seeing until at least Day 21 or so.
Long ago there was a Coty perfume commercial that used the slogan “If you want to capture someone’s attention, whisper.” A stand-up comic at the time would cite the commercial and then add “Help! I’m drowning!”
I read about the fishing birds in one of the Diana Gabaldon “Outlander” books. Was interesting to see a visual.
I was surprised they voted Dave off, only because he is a work horse and utterly unlikeable. I’d have kept him around if only because I’d know that if we were the last 2 standing, no one would have voted for him.
Sherea was obnoxious. Nothing irks me more than laziness. I agree with Rockle. If you don’t participate in the chores, you get no food or water. This ain’t the Ritz.
Loved the challenges, but I agree that the “Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon” special effects are stupid.
Yes, and the Survivor curse on Leaders comes around, and is going to bite Zhan Hu on the ass. They are going to lose nearly every challenge. Vote off a powerhouse worker, good in challenges compared to a lazy-ass shirker? :mad:
Right now, the challenges are group challenges. Sherea and her awesomeness cannot win them alone. Maybe if everyone else wasn’t so tired from preparing her food and water they’d have more energy in the challenges too.
Seriously, I don’t ever remember seeing him highlighted before.